Researchers from the Republic of Korea have developed an energy harvesting device that can be incorporated into clothing to allow the wearer to generate electricity as they move and from static build-up in their clothing. The electricity could then be used to power mobile devices.
The team, led by Hyunjin Kim from the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Gyeonggi-do, found that their energy harvester was able to power a 9cm x 3cm liquid-crystal display (LCD) panel and a green light emitting diode (LED).
Charging mobile phones could be done on the go using electricity generated by your clothes as you move
Interested to know more? Read the full article in Chemistry World here…
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Enhancement of piezoelectricity via electrostatic effects on a textile platform
Hyunjin Kim , Seong Min Kim , Hyungbin Son , Hyeok Kim , BoongIk Park , JiYeon Ku , Jung Inn Sohn , Kyuhyun Im , Jae Eun Jang , Jong-Jin Park , Ohyun Kim , SeungNam Cha and Young Jun Park
Energy Environ. Sci., 2012,5, 8932-8936
DOI: 10.1039/C2EE22744D
